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07-16-15

zeissy

Great shot Rick… always like these seaside shots. Thanks for your comments on my page.

07-15-15

JT

This looks like a larger version of where I was married. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Mary,_Ecclesfield

07-15-15

rick perry

Hi Carol, Glad to see you are still posting fantastic photos here. Cheers, Rick

07-13-15

photosphere42

Very nice Lilia, great image.

07-13-15

dalth500

Jorge - I went back and studied the DNG files and I think this "safety" shot addresses your earlier observations. I am now a bit curious about the image degradation when the lens is stopped down. So much for the old masters who would shoot at f64 or even f128 !! I think the consensus with today's shooters is that medium f stops are optimal - I will play around with this a bit more and also on my way to Pro Photo to get a set of ND filters for the M mount lenses so I don't have to stop down so much to blur the water - thanks for your comments earlier!

07-13-15

dalth500

Jorge - Here is a second version of the earlier horizontal shot. Both were shot at f22 with a hyperlocal setting however the horizontal was skewed towards the foreground. Thanks for your observations and comments they are very helpful and constructive - I think I will play around with various hyperfocal settings. As I understand the theory everything within the hyperfocal range should be in focus.

07-12-15

cyra

I like the mood you gave this and the perspective.

07-12-15

rick perry

Thanks you Steve and Philippe . All new to me equipment.. This was one my first shots .. Love the Loxia manual focus on A7.

07-12-15

rick perry

Thanks Steve, New camera .. a7. .. New lens ..50 mm Loxia .. Just learning how to effectively use it. Cheers, Rick

07-12-15

rick perry

Great Eye ... Wonderful composition.

07-10-15

jhemp_00

This was a single exposure. I over exposed by one stop on the A7r, as I find every Sony camera I have ever had underexposes by .75-1 stop. Then I really pushed the shadows in LR and got the image to my liking. Then I dumped it into Color Efex pro 4 and used Tonal Contrast to finish the image out. I only applied Tonal Contrast from about the horizon down. I find Color Efex can cause some serious banding and posterization in blue skies if your not carful. If you inspect the image at 100% you'll find some noise in my wife's dress because of the aggressive shadow pushing, but it looks fine on screen and prints good to 17x22, but I wouldn't print it any bigger than that.

07-10-15

JT

Nice series. I really like your B&W work.

07-10-15

cyra

It was shot with the 35/2.0. This is what I posted with it. If Exif data says otherwise it is wrong, I sometimes forget to change the number of lens (this is a F lens, not F.2) on the camera and end up with wrong Exif data. I had 3 lenses with me, 21, 35 and 100, and this ought to be 35. You are right :-)

07-10-15

hyperfocal

Are you sure this was shot with 100mm lens? The perspective looks like a wide angle (35?) to me.

07-10-15

fm.zeissimages.com

Superb composition and sharpness.

07-09-15

ced

Jim, Love this B&W and the dark tone of the sea!

07-08-15

ced

BB, You have a sharp eye! Thanks!

07-08-15

oddgeir

My eyes are drawn to the green moss, far left

07-08-15

hyperfocal

shapencolour wrote: This is outstanding.Too bad that 21/2.8 Biogon is not usable on digital FF.\n\n\n Actually dirk@japanexposures.com converts the G lenses, including 21 to M (Leica ) mount, as well as sells already converted lenses.

07-07-15

friedeye

Thanks, root4. This is my favorite, as well.

07-07-15

friedeye

Thanks so much, guys. This is an ongoing project that began with my Rolleiflex, hence the square frames. More to come.

07-07-15

shapencolour

This is outstanding.Too bad that 21/2.8 Biogon is not usable on digital FF.

07-07-15

dalth500

Nice ice cave- with the drought situation here in the Western US this kind of opportunity may become more and more rare

07-07-15

hyperfocal

6-7 feet.

07-07-15

JT

Way cool. How deep was the cave?

07-06-15

unicomichael

So much going on, it's fun to behold. Fantastic light and colours.

07-05-15

JT

Superb!. Amazing detail and clarity!

07-04-15

hyperfocal

Great portrait. I like the catchlights in her eyes.

07-02-15

JT

Great photos. Love the looks on the faces. Classic looking.

07-02-15

JT

I love this shot!

07-02-15

zeissy

What a peaceful scene

07-01-15

JT

Gotta love living in the Pacific NW. :)

07-01-15

JT

Exactly what I was going to say :)

07-01-15

adphotography.be

Un vrai MONET ! Félicitations !

06-30-15

cyra

It was photographed from a ship, but I do also carry that lens in the mountains. It is to good to leave behind ;-). Thanks for your comments!

06-30-15

hyperfocal

Great semi-abstract.

06-30-15

hyperfocal

That's a hefty set-up to carry in the mountains...

06-30-15

hyperfocal

I like the way the floating ice brings the abstract of reflection back to reality.

06-30-15

aquilan

Great perspective and DoF, Amazing Colours ;)

06-29-15

adelemb

Thank you! Yes, I agree - there could be more opportunity for composition. Actually, I had to crop out a little on the right side because of an ugly metal barrel, which altered the composition somewhat.

06-29-15

aquilan

I like chiaroscuro this photo much. Additionally I believe there is still a chance for another composition :)

06-29-15

grzesiek

thanks for visiting torralba..

06-29-15

adelemb

Thank you! The Painted Hills are really a treat to visit and photograph. I am hoping to go back within the year and photograph there again.

06-29-15

unicomichael

This is lively and colourful. The Pacific N.W. must be a great area to experience the natural world

06-29-15

hyperfocal

Amazing colors. Great composition.

06-29-15

operagrafica

Thanks, Jorge.

06-28-15

JT

How the heck did you manage this one without any special gear ?

06-28-15

JT

Beautiful B&W work. so nicely processed.

06-28-15

zeissy

Splendid and dramatic!

06-28-15

operagrafica

Always a classic, thanks zeissy.